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Subject:Re: Cylinder Head Replacement
From:J Stewart
Date:Fri, 12 Sep 2014 11:50:58 +0000

Ah, good point! Thanks!

----- Original Message -----

> No re torquing! The nuts have glue on then and if you re torque you will
> break the seal...and then your nuts will leak :)

> Sent from my iPad

> > On Sep 12, 2014, at 6:48, J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
> >
> > I finally got around to getting my '85 Westy back on the road (out of
> > necessity, my house is sold and I have to be out in two weeks!) To recap:
> > right side head gasket blew, replaced gasket and re-used original head.
> > 400 miles later head starts leaking again, this time around one of the
> > head nuts. Thought is that maybe the head cracked. So, did the job again,
> > this time with a new head. I now have about 300 miles and no problems so
> > far. Question is: should the head be re-torqued at XXX miles? Jeff
> >
> > Jeff Stewart PLEASE NOTE: My cell phone number has changed to 703-674-9733